Chauffeur&#39;s sandal



Patented Mar. 30,192.l

W. P.MAY.

CHAUFFEURS SANDAL.

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WALTER P. MAY,OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 SHELLIE ANDREWS, 0F ST. LOUIS, lYIzlSSOURI.

CHAUFFEUR S SANDAL.

' Application filed .Tune 23,

To all whom t may concern: Y 3

Be it known that l, WALTER P. MAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the county oi' St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Chauffeurs Sandals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to boots and shoes and more especially to protectors therefor; and the object of the same is to produce a device in the nature oi a sandal for ready application to a boot or shoe in order to pro-- tect the same against the wear which occurs at certain. pointsr incident to certain occupations. More especially the sandal is designed to protect the sole where it wears by constant contact with the pedal or pedals, and also incidentally to protect the counter which frequently strikes other projections above the automobile floor.

The object of the invention is obviously to protect the foot wear of the chauileur, and the ordinary or expensive shoes or slippers oi male and female automobile drivers.

In addition to its general features of construction, the invention includes specific details which render the sole of the protecting` sandal quite flexible beneath the instep. rlhe preferred construction oi the device is set forth below and shown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1r is a plan view and Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section.

The protector comprises a sole made up of three members which may well be called the main sole 1, the insole 2, and the intermediate sole 3, and collectively these members have the thick-- ness of two ordinary shoe soles. The main and inner soles are stitched together around their edges as shown at 4:, and these stitches may pass through the edges of the intermediate sole or not, and ii" not, it is obvious that the intermediate sole will be to an extent free :tor slight movement between the other soles when they flex. The main and inner soles extend from the toe back to a point 6 where .they are cut ot straight at'their rear ends and stand flush with Yeach other, while the intermediate sole 3 extends from said toe back to a point somewhat JEorward of the rear end 6 oi the other soles. This leaves the protector be- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

1919. serial No. 306,006.

tween the points and 7 having a sole of only two layers so that naturally it is a little more Jflexible beneath the arch than elsewhere. ln order to increase this flexibility the insole 2 is cut out at 8 from its rear end (3 forward to a point 9 somewhat in advance oit the rear end T 4oi the intermediate sole, `and within the cut out between the lines 6 :and 'T the protector therefore has but a single layer. v,The result is that the forward portion of thesole where most wear occurs is quite heavy and to an extent unyielding,

but the rearward portion may'iiex when the wearer walks.

This sandal has no upper. At its rear it has a wide counter 10 of. pliable leather whose front ends are turned downward and inward and stitched between the insole 3 and the main solel as shown at 1l. At its front end a strip 12 leads upward and rearward from the toe 5 and is slitted to form loops 13 and 141. From its sides rise straps 15, one o which passes through the .front loop 13 and is connected with the other by a buckle 16. From the counter rise oblique straps 17, one of which passes through the rear loop 14 and is connected with the other by a buckle 18.

The device may be made in rights and leifts, although this is not absolutely necessary. It may be made and sold and used in pairs, or a protecting sandal may be applied onlT to thefoot where the most wear occurs. By preference the sandal is constructed entirely of leather, but the widest latitude in this respect is reserved, especially with. respect to the sole. The members of the sole may be 'oil diierent material from each other, and the intermediate sole particularly might be of material of widely different nature, possibly of metal, although if metal is employed, I would prefer a metal which will not rust. Other fastening means than buckles may be employed, and also other fastening means than stitches. In the use oi the sandal it is obviously slipped onto the foot over theboot or shoe or slipper which is to be protected, and its buckles or other adjustable fasteners may be set up later or may be set up in advance so that the sandal may be slipped on and olf at will. Whatever the wearers occupation, the sole is now thoroughly protected and is permitted to lleX when the wearer walks about, and the wide strap or counter around the counter of the wearers shoe or slipper will thoroughly protect the finest foot wear, even though it be of cloth, suede, or the like. Owing to the size or adjustability of this device, it is possible to apply it to the foot over a rubber if it should be so desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A chaueufs sandal comprising a sole having its rear end terminating at a point beneath the arch, a counter connected at its front ends with the rear end of the sole, a strap extending from the toe to the rear over the sole and having two loops, straps rising from the sides of the sole and one of them passing through the front loop, means for adjustably connectin,f these straps with eachother, straps rising obliquely from the front ends of the counter' and one of them passing through the rear loop, and means for adjustably connecting these straps to each other.

2. In a protector for shoes, a sole made up of outer and inner layers of a length to extend from the toe to a point beneath the arch and there terminating substantially flush with each other on a transverse line, means connecting said layers around their edges, and an intermediate layer of a length to extend from the toe to a point forward of said transverse line; combined with adjustable means. for fastening the protector to the bottom of the sole of an ordinary shoe.

3. In a protector for shoes, a sole made up Y of outer and inner layers a length to extend from the toe to a point beneath the arch and there terminating substantially' flush with each other on a transverse line, the inner layer having a cut out between its side edges and extending from its reai' `end forward, an intermediate layer extendingl from the toe to a point in rear of the front end of said cut out but forwai-rl of said transverse line, and vmeans for attaching the layers to each other; combined with adjustable means for fastening the protector to the bottom of the soleof an ordiv WALTER i). MAY. [L s] itnesses i HU'roHiNs INGE, SnnLLin A. ANDREWS. 

